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Meaning of handsome in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈhæn(t)səm/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    handsome

    Definitions

    1. pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

    Examples

    • « a fine-looking woman »
    • « a good-looking man »
    • « better-looking than her sister »
    • « very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome- Thackeray »
    • « our southern women a »

    Synonyms

    • beautiful
  2. 2. given or giving freely

    Examples

    • « was a big tipper »
    • « the bounteous goodness of God »
    • « bountiful compliments »
    • « a freehanded host »
    • « a handsome allowance »
    • « Saturday's child is loving and giving »
    • « a liberal backer of the arts »
    • « a munificent gift »
    • « her fond and »

    Synonyms

    • generous

Famous quotes

  • « Nobody loves a woman because she is handsome or ugly, stupid or intelligent. We love because we love. »
    Honore de Balzac
  • « You know, you grow up with the image of John Travolta being super cool - 'Saturday Night Fever,' Brian De Palma, handsome young god... he, in reality, is a very silly man. And I mean that in a good way. He'll walk around the set talking in little weird voices, making people laugh. »
    Eric Stoltz
  • « I knew that I did not have to buy into society's notion that I had to be handsome and healthy to be happy. I was in charge of my 'spaceship' and it was my up, my down. I could choose to see this situation as a setback or as a starting point. I chose to begin life again. »
    Warren Mitchell
  • « The person that made me want to make movies, and the reason I do films, is Bruce Lee. He was an incredible actor, and he had a lot of charisma. Handsome, action, you know, everything was there. I loved Bruce Lee. »
    LL Cool J
  • « My Dad is my hero. He's 85 now and he is in great health. He is handsome and strong. He has an incredible moral and ethical backbone. I couldn't have been luckier with my parents. »
    Harry Connick, Jr.

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